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State Senate pursues probe of Mario M. Cuomo Bridge project Review of documents follows March 7 Times Union story on broken bolts used to build twin span FacebookTwitterEmail 35 1of35Buy PhotoThe Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge carrying I-287 across the Hudson River is seen from Lyndhurst Mansion as an MTA Metro North train passes by on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020, in Tarrytown, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less 2of35Buy PhotoBolted plates jo...

by Steve Bittenbender, The Center Square  | April 27, 2021 12:00 PM Print this article The chairman of the New York Senate’s watchdog committee announced Monday his panel, in conjunction with other committees, is seeking records from the consortium that built the Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Tappan Zee Bridge. The statement by state Sen. James Skoufis, D-Cornwall, comes weeks after state Sen. Joseph Griffo, R-Rome, called on Skoufis’ Committee on Investigations ...

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out whats clicking on Foxnews.com. The soundness of the Mario Cuomo Bridge north of New York City should be investigated following reports of a potential cover-up over allegedly defective bolts, a New York Democrat told Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg in a letter this week. The bridge, which carries travelers across the Hudson River, is named for a late former governor of New York who was the father of current New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. T...

Congressman requests federal probe of Gov. Mario M. Cuomo bridge Span connects two sides of Democratic Rep. Mondaire Jones district FacebookTwitterEmail Broken defective bolt used in construction of the Gov Mario M. Cuomo Bridge which cracked during its assembly at the Port of Coeymans is pictured on Saturday, March 6, 2021, in Colonie, N.Y. Some of the high strength bolts would snap under the first stage of torquing. Many were delivered to the job site with cracks already visible in the heads....

Assembly GOP asks feds to investigate Mario Cuomo Bridge construction Request comes in response to Times Unions investigation of broken bolts FacebookTwitterEmail Defective bolts used in construction of the Gov Mario M. Cuomo Bridge during its assembly at the Port of Coeymans are displayed on Saturday, March 6, 2021, in Colonie. Some of the bolts would snap under the first stage of torquing. Many were delivered to the job site with cracks already visible in the heads. (Will Waldron/Times Union)...

The Mario Cuomo Bridge, which replaced the rickety and heavily-trafficked Tappan Zee Bridge in 2017, has "structural safety" issues that could lead to its collapse, an Albany Times Union investigation found. Cuomo named the bridge after his father, who was New Yorks governor from 1983 to 1994. Snapping bolts that are supposed to pin down the bridges suspension cables were the primary issue, the Times Union reported. The eight-month investigation also found that "Tappan Zee Constructors, the pri...

Andrew Cuomo has a new scandal, and its the structural safety of a bridge named after his father insider@insider.com (Jake Lahut) © Michael Loccisano/Getty Images New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo touted the Mario Cuomo Bridge as an example of effective leadership on infrastructure. Michael Loccisano/Getty Images The bridge named after New York Gov. Andrew Cuomos father has newly disclosed safety issues. A report from the Albany Times Union found that "structural issues" were known ...

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